Take a look at some of the craziest architecture wonders of the world
1. Longaberger Basket Building, Newark, USAbrands in the world
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The Longaberger Company make handcrafted baskets, so company founder Dave Longaberger decided to build in the shape of a basket.
2. Solar Furnace, Odeillo, France
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The Odeillo solar furnace is the world's largest solar furnace. It is situated in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, south France.
3. Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria
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The centrepiece of an exhibition by artist Erwin Wurm, this 'installation' was meant to make the public question what defines a sculpture.
4. Stone House, Guimarães, Portugal
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The architect of this house in Portugal decided to cut down on building materials by just using two massive boulders.
5. Druzhba Holiday Center, Yalta, Ukraine
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Designed at the height of the Cold War and considered the final word in Iron Curtain chic, with every room enjoying a view of the beach.
6. Beehive House, Jerusalem, Israel
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Built by the local housing authority as an attempt to break out of the mould of normal social housing architecture.
7. Crooked House, Sopot, Poland
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Local legend has it that the house was designed after a heavy night on Zubrowka, the notorious Polish bison grass vodka.
8. Nautilus House, Mexico City, Mexico
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Based on a sea shell, this building was commissioned because the owner wanted to live in a building integrated with nature.
9. Snail House, Sofia, Bulgaria
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The fall of communism in Bulgaria was celebrated in many different ways. This guy decided to mark the occasion by building a house that looked like a cartoon snail.